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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28
Capital and Labor.

So long as the people are educated
and prosperous there is little danger OF
misuse of this doctrine [eminent do
mainl; education teaches that the rich
are as much part of the people as the
poor, and also that undue oppression of
the rich sor undue limitation of the
methods of acquiring wealth is quickly
followed by oppression of the poor, and
by the still greater evil of the fixity of a
rich and poor class. For legislation
that is unduly restrictive of the meth
DDS of aQuiring wealth drives capital
to shelter, and so lessons the demand
for labor, and also prevents small oper-
atOrS from following and picking up
the odds and ends of great enterprises.
National prosperity prevents revolu-
tionarY demands for the extreme exer-
else of the law of eminent domain
Senator Cullom has clear provision of
two conditions under which it might be
strained; one is excessive immigration
of ignorant and unskilled laborers, the
other is excessive encroachments upon
the rights of the people by great cap
italiSts.
So far from being an alarming it is a
most encouraging sign that the question
of the limitation of the power of capital
should be agitated just now. A better
time could not be chosen. The people
are not angry or discontented, nor is
there anything to make them so; they
are ready to discuss the question in the
temper of men who see or believe that
a danger is at hand, but who are not
excited by its actual presence. eau
tons and preventive measures are ask
ed for, not hasty efforts at temporary
relief. Senator Cullom does not rant
about the "rich growing richer and the
poor poorer" that kind of stuff is for
Dennis kearney and Henry George; the
Senator knows that while the rich have
increased in wealth the poor have in
creased in comfort, and ali of US who
are sane also know it. But the question
is, HAS the comfort of the poor in
creased in ratio, not in absolute degree,
with the Tich?n If it has not there is
need of inquiry as to remedial meas
ureS, for it is of the essence of free gov
eminent that equal facility shall be
given to each to make the most of what
he has. If equality of facility does not
exist it should be made to exist.
1t is to this end that legislation should
be directed; not to the insanity of max
ing all equal, but to giving to each
equal facilities for making the most of
what he has, whether it be the labor
of the brain, the investment of a thous-
and or the investment of million dol
lars. Labor monopolies and capital
monopOlies alike diminish these facil-
tiles; the first hinder man from selling
his own labor at the price that seems
best to him, the second prevent free
competition in the sale of what labor
consumes. The interstate commerce
bill, with the inception of which the
Senator was Intimately connected, was
the first perhaps of q series Of laws for
the regulation OF trade; the regulation
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28
Work to Be Commenced on the
Missouri, Kansas s South
western Railroad
At EmpOris Immediately and
Prosecuted UninterruptedIy
Until the Road Shall be
Constructed.
The Proposition of the New
York Parties Accepted at q
Meeting Of the Direc-
tors Yesterday.

1t is well known to our citizens that
some time ago proposition was sub
mitted by New York parties to the
Kansas directors of the Missouri, Kan
sas & Southwestern Railroad to build
the same. The question among our
people was, whether to accept this
proposition or not. at a meeting Of
the Board of Directors yesterday at
Wichita it was decided to accept it, as
will be seen by the following telegram
to Col. H. G. Cross:
WICHITA, Kas., July Goth, 1887.
To H. G. Cross:
Woodruff proposition adopted. Work
ordered at Emporia.
n. F. NIEDERLANDER.
The directors were instructed to
have work commence at once on the
line in case the proposition should be
accepted. OF the details of this propo-
sition we are not informed, but in gen.
eral terms, it is to build the road in &C
cordance with the conditions of the
propositions under which aid has been
voted along the line. The arrange
ment embraces the construction of the
branch line from this city via Allen,
Eskridge and other points to Atchison
or st. Joseph. Work will be com
menced, as we have heretofore
stated, and gradually the line
will loom up into com
pleted road. AS the work progresses
confidence will take the place of doubts
municipalities will be anxious to rem
der aid to secure it, new coal fields vii
be opened up, new towns will bC
started, and new cities will be built
With the construction of the main lint
and the branch north. the extension o.
the Carbondale branch of the UnioI
Pacific to this place, the building of TIT
stock yards of the Santa Fe Company
and the extension of the Gulf line o.
the Santa Fe to this place, Empori;
will boom and prosperity will come a
the result of patient and persistent worl
on the part of our own citizens. VIVA
has been done can be done, is an OLE
adage. That we can increase our rail
road facilities there is no doubt. B.
working together we will sooner or late
succeed. Our citizens generally shoult
back up every honest effort to advanc
the interests of the city, increase it
prosperity and make it, if possible, tn
leading city of the state.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

IN its inquiry into the number of per
sons affected by the labor troubles this
year, Bradstreet's has aseertained that
in the six months just ended of 1887
there were 523 strikes, involving 234, 734
individuals, against 169 strikes and $685.
S95 persons in the corresponding period
of 1886. That is tosay, this year the
number of strikes was $50 per cent
greater than last year, although the
number of persons made idle as a con-
sequence is SO per cent less than in
1885. The average number affected by
each strike was $50 this year, as com
pared with / 800 last year. The mum.
Der of strikes in the first half of 1887
as in the same time in 1886, has been
| greatest in the transportation indus
tries, although the building trades this
year furnished the most strikers, So,
400. The disturbance to general trade
this year on account of the strikes has
not been so great as it was last year
nor have the losses to the strikers them
selves been so large-GlObe-Dem
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28
Give T6em A chance,

That is to say, your lungs. Also all
your breathing machinery. Very won
derful machinery it is. Not only the
larger air-passages, but the thousands
of little tubes and cavities leading from
them.
When these are clogged and choked
with matter which ought not to be
there, your lungs cannot half do their
work. And what they do, they cannot
do well.
Call it cold, cough, Group, pneumonia,
catarrh, consumption or any of the
family of throat and nose and head
and lung Instructions, all are bad. All
ought to be got rid of. There is just
one sure way to get rid of them. That
is to take Boschee's German Syrup,
which any druggist will sell you at 75
cents a bottle. Even if everything else
has failed you, you may depend upon
this for certain.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28
Union Labor Convention

The union laborparty of this city held
convention last Saturday in the asso-
citation hall in this city. The conven-
ton was called for the purpose of adopt
ing the platform which was promul-
gated by the general convention in Gin
cinnati last year. Also for the discus
sion of the prospects and projects of
the coming campaign, and what action
the party should take with regard to
the various candidates nominated by
the democratic and republican conven-
tions. The proceedings of the labor
convention were prolonged so late that
no report could be obtained for this
evenings issue.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

THE administration is at last getting
its eyes thoroughly opened to the ter
rible mistake made by His COrpulency
in antagonizing the G.. A. R., and is ex-
erting every endeavor to counteract it.
The latest is circular emanating from
the pension department, showing up
the only white spot in the whole Of
Cleveland's administration. No fair
minded man, WhJ is at all well posted
but will admit that General Black has
made faithful, honest and efficient
pension commissioner. But at the same
time, no one well posted but must adj
nit, if he be honest, that whatever
good has been done by General Black
has been without the aid or encourage
ment of Cleveland. In fact, for every
good, honest action dOnein the interest
of the union soldiers by General Black,
half dozen actions calculated to coun.
teract them have been done by the pres
ident. Where General Black has
pushed a pension through with great
rapidity, Cleveland has vetoed an
equally deserving claim with words OF
derision and scOrn well calculated to
make the blood of all old union soldiers
boil. But when General Black allows
himself or his Office to be used for q
strictly partisan purpose, and is author
ity for statement to the effect thai
1.-The president has appointed more ex
union soldiers to Office than any othel
president he takes a step calculated
to hurt even him in the eyes of all OLE
soldiers at all posted-fOr it is not tn
truth, and he knows it himself well.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28
The Quaker Medicine Company

TING WuHAer NAoslleAAe COnHpauy
Respectfully ask some very plain
questions: Can Consumption be cured
or even benefited? Can Cold be
cured or even stopped? Can you ex-
pect to be even relieved by any medicine
or physican?-No you cannot, if you
simply change the temperature of your
body three or four times a day-for
every change you add to your cold
Mothers, your children's health and
your future happiness demands of
you consistent love. Shall vanity make
your life miserable, ending only in
death. Doctor Watson's New Spe-
cific Cough Cure is the result of science.
Price SOC and 81. 1t is warranted by
the following druggists, Ben Wheldon,
Chas. Ryder, ]. A. Moore D. w. Hainer
and D. W. Morris.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28


FATHER HECK, the Ottawa man who
told u story about a seven-foot long po-
tato which he raised, has at last been
defeated, judging by the following clip
ping from an eastern paper:
y short time ago Mr.. Aderhold of
Douglasville saw a black snake drive a
partridge away from her nest and swal-
low the eggs. y few days later Mr..
McElathers saw a covey of young par
tridges fly out one by one from the
snakes mouth and gather around it.
They had evidently just been Matched
from the eggs in the snake, and the
reptile seemed very fond of them. Not
long after this Mr.. Butler observed the
snake gliding through patch of oats
and picking the kernels from the oat-
heads. After filling its mouth The
snake would drop the kernels on the
ground to feed the young partridges as
they followed it.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

THE Detroit Knights of Labor will
celebrate Monday, September 5, labor
day, in a royal manner. Not only will
the Detroit contingent be in line, but a
cordial invitation will be extended to
and great exertions will be made to Sc
cure the attendance of all trades organ
izations in the state, while all sympa-
thizers in the movement will be re-
nnested to take part.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28
WOnderfuI Cures.

w. d. Hoyt s. Co., wholesale and re-
tail druggists at Rome, Georgia. say:
We have been selling DIR. Kings New
Discovery, Electric Bitters and Buck
lens Arnica Salve for two years; have
never handled remedies that sell as
well or give such universal satisfaction.
There have been some wonderful cures
effected by these medicines in this city.
Several cases of pronounced consump-
ton have been entirely cured by use of
a few bottles of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. taken in connection with Elec-
tric Bitters. We guarantee them a
ways, Sold by B. Wheldon.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

COUNTERFEIT postal notes are said
to be in circulation, and instructions
have been issued by the superintendent
of the money order system at Wash
ipgton cautioning the postmaster of
every money order Office to make him
self thoroughly acquainted with the
appearance of the postal note, in order
that he may be able to decide as to the
genuineness of any document which
may be presented as a special note for
payment. If they have any doubt up
on this point they should compare the
note so presented with the genuine
notes in their possession. The post
masters are enjoined to exercise special
care in this particular, because they
will be held responsible in the event of
payment by them of altered or counter
felt notes, and will be required to make
good any losses occasioned by such er-
rOneOuS PAYMENTS
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

The Atchison Champion says: 'Since
the saloons have been closed in this
city the retail merchants haye received
from the workingmen of this town from
one to two hundred per cent more
money than when the saloons were in
operation. This statement is made
upon the authority of the merchants
themselves. This suggests the origin
of the term dry goods
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

done for himself. His coming out west
would never In the least better his
chances for the presidency. while his
junketing around the little villages
where he used to attend school may pos
sibly result in obtaining vote or two
for his fairness. And it is a well estab-
lished fact that he will need them bad
ly enough in that state before the cam
main Ia nvar
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

ONE of our exchanges contains the
following paragraph, about Thomas
Keene, whose acting many of our read
ers will remember witnessing with
pleasure when he was at the Whitley
opera house about year ago:
tom. Keene, the welI-known actor,
who was stricken with paralysis two
years ago, is at work in New York re-
hearsing with company preparatory
to starting out on projected tour
through the country, but it is said to
be doubtful if he can succeed. 1t is
said that he is perfectly unable to pro
nounce words distinctly of more than
two or three syllables. For instance, in
the rehearsal of ''Richelieu" the Other
day, he came to a word of five syllables
but his tongue would not pronounce
more than the first two. He stamped fol
a few moments around the stage con
stantly repeating these first two, theI
sat down on chair, tried it severa
times again, and, with tears choking
his utterances and with final and de
cided stamp of the foot upon the stage
the whole five syllables came out a
once. Interruption to the rehearsal
are frequent in this way
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

As general thing prohibition senti-
ment does not flourish very luxuriantIy
in a German community. A Texas
journal, however, speaks of a German
delivering a rabid address in the Ger
man language to "A German audience in
favor of the prohibition amendmen,
which is to be voted on in that stat.
next month. 1t is such novelties as
this which make the Texas canvass so
perplexing to the old political prophets
and wheel-horses of both the big par
ties
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

COLONEL BATCHELDoR, the official
historian Of Gettysburg, and an officer
in the Gettysburg Memorial Associa-
ton, has received an order from the
War Department for turning over to
him one hundred and forty field pieces
complete, which, as fast as received,
are to be placed in the positions where
they were used in the battle. This is
the number of guns in the batteries
of the regular army which took part in
the fight. The guns now to be fur
nished are not in all cases the identical
ones which were used in the battle, but
they will be of the same patterns. The
order is under an act of Congress
making donation of these guns for
the purpose indicated. This in
novatiou of monumental decoration
will make Gettysburg the most rea-
listically artistic battlefield in the
world, as it is now the most beautiful.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28
Center Township Sunday school

The annual institute of the Sunday
schools for Center township will be held
at Bitlertown, Sunday, July 81. 1t is
intended that every school in the town.
ship will be in attendance in full force.
While the meeting of last year was by
far the best yet held, it is hoped to
make this still better. Messrs. Row.
land, Culver, Simpson and others will
be present from Emporia to help. VIII
the officers of each school do their best
for a full attendance by urging their
schools to attend.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

THERE is law in Kansas forbidding
the capture, killing or ensnaring of the
red birds and other native singing
birds. The penalty for violation Of this
is fine of not less than So or more
tban cog
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

menced Immediately. We do not mem
ton these matters in a boastful vein,
but merely as a hint to our readers
that the influence Of well conducted
newspaper may sometimes seem a lit
tie mysterious, but that it is sure to get
there
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

a NEW pumping apparatus has been
put into the petroleum well at Fit.
Scott which was discovered last fall,
and it is now yielding eight barrels a
day of crude oil, worth from SO to $40
a barrel
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

GLASS DOLLARS" of full weight
and with a good ring, are in circula-
ton. They are composition of white
metal and glass and are very decep-
tive counterfeit. One sure method OF
detecting them is to hit them with q
hammer. They are brittle and will
break readily.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

Miss SUSAN b. ANTHONY will spend
the month of October in Kansas, and,
while in the state, nine equal suffrage
conventions will be held, one at the
home of each of our congressman and
United States senators. Miss Rachel
G. Foster of Philadelphia is also ex.
pected to assist in these conventions.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

AND now Soden's paper is bowling
because it did not get the city printing.
1t was not eligible. The law requires
that city or county printing shall be
given to some paper having a general
circulation" Besides, it is, as a general
thing, so poorly printed that what few
people take it cannot read it. And,
worse than all, it only promises to pay
its printers scabwages, which promises
are never fulfilled when possible to be
eVaded
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

A POOR, little, theatre programme,
plate telegraph paper, that fails to pay
its labor bills regularly, even at half
regular rates, has no circulation, and
which wants the city printing, reminds
one of the baby crying because it can't
have the moon.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28
Buellen,s ArnIca SaIve

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fe
yer sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blains, corns, and skin eruptions and
positively cures piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction or money refunded
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by B
Wheldon.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

Thursday morning Judge PAIRING
ton performed the ceremony which
made james Slater Of Admire and
Mary A. Atkins of Waterloo man and
wife. The happy couple returned to
Admire, where they viii make their fu-
ture home.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

A horse belonging to Casper Troll,
near Badger creek. was struck and
killed by lightning during the storm
Thursday. This is the second loss he
has sustained from the same cause,
having had a COW killed short time
ago in nearly the same spot, near his
pond.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28
Children Cry for Pitchers CastOria.

When Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria.
When she was Child. she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss. she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children. she gayethem Castoria.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

THERE is one Mormon elder who
knows how to adapt his customs to the
exigencies OF our modern civilization.
After serving a term in the peniten-
tiary for polygamy, he went to New
York and exhibited himself and his
wives in Bowery museum.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

THE cause of Mrs. CIeveland's sore
eye is said to be excessive strain,
caused by overlooking Growers letters
since the rebel flag episode, as she is
determined not to let him make anoth-
er such bad break.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

Two thousand French Canadians are
on the verge Of starvation in Manville,
Rhode Island, on account of low wages
for months, which has ended up by
shutting down all the mills.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

SToTLER, at the time of the new wa
ter works election, told councilman
from the First ward that ''they" want
ed him to come out in opposition to the
new water works, but that he did not
intend to do 30, as he personally thought
the works should be moved. Yester-
day, in the p1ate-telegram paper, he
tries to argue the other way, and in
sists that 1.-The scheme to move the wa
ter works was inaugurated purely to
spite Soden.'' The fact of the matter
Island most of our citizens are aware
of the fact-that Soden owns Stotler,
body, brooches, plate paper and all, and
when Soden cracks the whip StotleT
| Jumps.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

Alf. Roberts of Neosho Rapids, well
known to our citizens, left last week
for an extended trip to Chicago, Mime
apolis, Milwaukee and other points
in the north. He will also visit his
brother and other relatives at Dodg-
vile, Wisconsin, while on this expedi-
ti0n
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

THOSE who talk most and loudest
about ministers forsaking their pull
pits for summer vacations, and
rail against them, are the very ones
who generally fail to attend service
either i'll summer or winter. They
greatly resemble Cleveland and the
other mugwumps who want to concil-
late the rebels by returning flags cap
tured in a war of which they know
nothing except by hearsay.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

WESTERN democratic papers are
urging Cleveland to extend his travels
beyond the state of New York, and adj
vie him to come out west where he
will be assured of a grand welcome. But
in this matter Cleveland evidently
knows where the best work may be
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28
A Bad Accident.

A son of Tom. Evans, who works in
Soden's mill, got run over Saturday
by horse car when trying to jump on.
The wheel passed over the legs below
the knee, cutting and bruising the
flesh severely, but not breaking the
hOno
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

TEXAS is just now enjoying a mag
nificent boom in horrible crimes, and
democratic papers are exercising their
ingenuity in articles going toprove that
it is all caused by the agitation of pro-
hibit;on in that state.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28

IN recent conversation with New
York Tribune reporter Ex-Governor
Bullock of Georgia is reported to have
said: NO, there are no rebel fags
again raised in the south. What is the
use of raising them when the south has
ii all her own wav at Washinpton.